Day 139: U.S. Cedes Moral High Ground on Climate Change to North Korea

When North Korea can claim morality over your country and the international community agrees with them, you have probably made grave errors. But here we are in 2017 and that is exactly what’s happening with regard to climate change.

In a statement Tuesday, Pyongyang said Washington’s move represented “the height of egoism and moral vacuum seeking only their own well-being, even at the cost of the entire planet.”

“The selfish act of the US does not only have grave consequences for the international efforts to protect the environment, but poses great danger to other areas as well,” a spokesman for the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, according to state news agency KCNA.

North Korea is one of 194 signatories to the climate pact, which Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. would be pulling out of to much derision and despite the fact that 68 percent of Americans want the U.S. to lead global efforts to slow climate change.

Many cities, states and businesses have vowed to uphold the emissions standards in the deal despite Trump’s statements.

The first to officially back up those proclamations was the 50th state to join the union, Hawaii, who passed two laws aimed at just that. Unsurprisingly, the bills moved quickly through both Democratic-controlled chambers before being signed into law by another Democrat, Gov. David Ige.

Hawaii has vowed to be trendsetters on this issue. The next step is to see how many other governments and entities follow suit.

139 days in, 1323 to go

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